Controlling the Legionella risk when using cooling towers in the food-packing trade.

Gestion du risque Legionella dans l'utilisation des tours d'aéroréfrigération en conserverie.

Author(s) : BOUISSET S., ZUBER F.

Type of monograph: Guide/Handbook, Booklet

Summary

The aim of this study is to estimate the potential risk resulting from the presence of aerosols contaminated by Legionella in plants that use cooling towers. This document is designed to be used with the Guide to good practice: Legionella and cooling towers (see IIR Bulletin, reference 2002-1668). Extract from the table of contents: regulatory background (Legionella prevention; instructions for cooling tower maintenance; instructions for cooling circuits, particularly in the food industry); user survey (inventory of existing equipment; samples and analyses).

Details

  • Original title: Gestion du risque Legionella dans l'utilisation des tours d'aéroréfrigération en conserverie.
  • Record ID : 2003-1626
  • Languages: French
  • Subject: Regulation
  • Publication: CTCPA (Centre Technique de la Conservation des Produits Agricoles) - France/France
  • Publication date: 2001/11
  • ISSN: 02497085
  • Source: Source: n. 178; 26 p. (21 x 29.7); fig.; tabl.; append.; EUR 30.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.